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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Manchester

Manchester stories: 5 news summaries

UK Terror Busts Thwarted
Big Easter Attack: Cops

Investigators probing Pakistani extremists' links to al-Qaeda

Apr 10, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's arrest of a dozen terror suspects this week—nearly overshadowed by the public blunder and subsequent resignation of a top terror official—is believed to have foiled a major plot to bomb Easter shoppers, sources tell the Daily Telegraph. The suspects, mostly Pakistani nationals in the UK on student... More »

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terror plots • bomb • Britain • terror suspects • al-Qaeda • Manchester

 Alleged Facebook Stalker Found Hanged 

Cops call off hunt for suspected murderer

Feb 13, 09 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - A suspected murderer believed to be stalking potential victims on Facebook has been found hanged, reports the Independent. The body of George Appleton, 40, was found in a deserted building in Manchester. Police had been hunting him since his former girlfriend was found murdered and burned last week. Several women... More »

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crime • murder • Facebook • Manchester • stalking

UK Cops Warn of Killer Stalking Facebook

Manhunt under way after ex-girlfriend's burned corpse is found

Feb 10, 09 5:09 AM CST
(Newser) - British police are hunting a suspected killer believed to have met his victim through Facebook, the Independent reports. The body of a former girlfriend of fairground worker George Appleton's was found burned in her home last week. Four more women have now come forward to say that they have been... More »

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murder • Facebook • fugitive • arson • Britain • Manchester


 Beefy Brits 
 to Get Paid 
 for Walking 

England allots $47M
to tackle obesity 'epidemic'

Nov 10, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Fat people in Manchester, England will soon be paid to go outside and walk around, the Daily Mail reports. Part of a $47 million national plan to tackle obesity, the scheme will reward walkers and joggers with free gym time and healthy food. But critics say people are bound to... More »

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obesity • health • England • exercise • Manchester

 Scottish Soccer Fans
 Riot After Loss 

Man stabbed, cops beaten as Scottish fans—'baying wolves'—riot

May 15, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of a Scottish soccer team rampaged in Manchester, England, last night, attacking the police and civilians after their team lost in the final of a European championship match played there. One fan of the winning Russian team was stabbed, the Times of London reports; police noted 52 assaults, and... More »

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soccer riots • Gordon Brown • soccer • UEFA • Manchester • Glasgow Rangers

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